A message to the Piehole community about our dear friend, Elliot

As some of you have heard, our beloved Elliot B. Quick died on February 19, outside of his house in Brooklyn. This has totally rocked our community, including so many of you, and we’re all struggling to grapple with this unbearable loss.

Elliot is an essential part of the soul of Piehole. He worked tirelessly on so many projects from Tod & I (our very first project) to Old Paper Houses to Ski End. His work on Piehole projects included dramaturgy, writing, directing, and producing. But beyond individual projects, Elliot ushered Piehole into a process of identifying who we are as a company, what our shared values are, and what we hope to bring to audiences in our community. Elliot’s leadership and vision as Piehole Producing Director was grounded in some of his greatest superpowers, including his ability to see what was beautiful and compelling and funny and complex in whatever he beheld, and, even more incredibly, to articulate that. Elliot wore many hats (literally and figuratively), rising to every occasion with faith and humor and joy that has inspired us at every turn.​

Last year, Elliot stepped away from day-to-day Piehole work, and shifted into an advisory capacity, where he continued to offer invaluable insight into our work and trajectory as a company. He made delicious clafoutis, cared about good socks, and firmly believed that there was no such thing as a boring horse.

It is impossible to convey just how much Elliot shaped each of us as individuals, as well as Piehole as a company. He played a foundational role in our collective embrace of uncertainty, holding hope and doubt together to find a truth vibrating between them. So we embrace uncertainty now, as we continue to process this loss.

UPDATE ON ELLIOT'S MEMORIAL:The memorial (which had been scheduled for Pi Day, 3/14, at The Brooklyn Meeting House) is postponed due to the threat of the novel coronavirus. We will post updates when it is has been rescheduled.Here is a link to Elliot’s obituary.

We appreciate the kind messages and remembrances you’ve shared with us, and we hope the memorial will be a chance to “make space to sit together,” as Elliot puts it. Meanwhile, our hearts go out to Elliot’s mother Pam, his sister Abby, and his dear dog Keira.